Lesotho vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland

Lesotho
144.62 Square kilometres
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3,953 Square kilometres
in 2022
Lesotho rank
53rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
53rd

Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time

  • Lesotho
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3,953 Square kilometres against 144.62 Square kilometres in Lesotho, a difference of 3,808 Square kilometres.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 27.3 times Lesotho's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 53rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd of 57 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 5.37 Square kilometres 1,972 Square kilometres 1,966 Square kilometres United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 39.59 Square kilometres 2,967 Square kilometres 2,927 Square kilometres United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 130.88 Square kilometres 3,871 Square kilometres 3,740 Square kilometres United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Lesotho or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3,953 Square kilometres against 144.62 Square kilometres in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Lesotho and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
3,808 Square kilometres, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
Lesotho ranks 53rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd of 57 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
979 places, 4,895 data points, 2005–2022
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The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation